Driving home from my boyfriend’s house this morning, it occurred to me that I’d better not get pulled over. A huge bottle of wine (open) and several porn DVDs were stashed in one of those fabric supermarket bags in the back seat.
“Why yes, officer, those are indeed my belongings, and yes I do realize it’s only 10:00am.”
Could have been weirder, I suppose, if we’d visited his mom in the nursing home yesterday - then I’d have had a bag of dirty old lady clothes as well.
Got anything in your car, purse or backpack that you’d prefer to not have to explain?
While its not illegal (copyright issues aside) the contents of my mp3 player would be taken by some people as evidence that I have a very bad attitude toward authority.
Is there any such thing as a password-protected mp3 player?
Hm, well Im in my bedroom … and in the gun closet I have my dad’s ww2 issue garand. Im pretty sure he just sort of brought it home and left it …
And I also have a lovely P.08, with some german guys name written inside the holster - I think looting the prisoners was sort of frowned upon. I also have what appears to be another issue type sidearm looks sort of like a walther pp, but I dont think it is a walther, with some other guys name inside the holster. Also have what appears to be a stag handled boot knife, solingen steel. Not to mention back at Mom’s house an ss helmet [cant remember the unit offhand, Id have to go look at the crest on it] a couple of cases of potato masher hand grenades [explosives and fuses are long removed] and a mortar round [also defanged] and assorted paperwork, german maps, stuff you would find in someones haversack or a desk. Assorted stuff from Korea and Nam, but no more weapons.
For years I wore a german ww2 issue wool topcoat. Pretty sure that was looted also =)
Yeah. I know iPods and Zunes have the option to enter a code to activate them. Other mp3 players probably do too. There are quite a number of pictures on mine that I’d rather not have anybody see, but even if they did guess the code they’d probably never find them.
Always hide incriminating files in folders called ‘Terms of Use’. Scares them all away.
Both of my pocket knives are over the legal size limit locally. Anything over 2.5" can’t be carried in public. I got them way back in high school, where anything over 3" was serious trouble. 3" or under would be confiscated, but not lead to further trouble.
I occasionally toss the Leatherman in my bag when I’m going on a long bike ride, mostly because the rest of the tools are so damn handy. Always good to have a few screwdrivers to tighten something up, and the bottle opener is a damn necessity.
I always carry a knife. Currently it’s an Opinel foldaway with a three inch blade and it’s sharp as well, a knife, I’ve just realised I’ve had it for around 15 years. It’s there for those moments you wish you had a knife - peeling oranges, cutting string and the like.
Many years ago a group of us got stopped by the police and asked to turn out our pockets - wandering home at 4pm. I was the last to comply because I’d just used a public bathroom with no rubbish bins and rather than flushing my tampon I’d wrapped it in some loo paper and then in a brown paper bag, thinking I’d toss it in the next available bin. The poor old bill thought they’d found the mother lode when I pulled that little package out of my pocket.
Probably a couple of songs on CDs or my iPod…uh, let’s just say I have a couple of “spooky”/“bad mood”-type playlists, and I’m a fan of Battle of the Bulge (from 1965) and the Wolfenstein games. :o
I do try and keep the volume turned down when I’m not on the backroads or open freeway, though.
I forgot that I had put my Leatherman Wave in my backpack, instead of back into my checked luggage on my return trip home on Friday. The X-ray guys at BWI caught it (a first!), and I had to spend $13 to have it mailed back. I seriously doubt I’ll ever see it again.
My aunt brought me some Tim Hortons coffee from Canada a few months ago and probably didn’t declare it at the border. And I have a book someplace with the front cover torn off - picked it up at a yard sale.
Claim that you shop at Cheaper Than Dirt, which often has used military surplus.
As for me, I usually have several insulin needles on me. Sometimes they’re full of insulin, sometimes they’re empty, but I generally have at least two in my purse. I carry them in a toothbrush travel case, so that they don’t lose their caps and/or discharge the insulin in my purse. I also have a small multitool, and a Beanie Baby owl, name Owlberta, who accompanies me to the doctor and dentist for moral support. She was especially helpful when I had those deep cleanings done on my teeth.
Probably the most incriminating is Owlberta. I’m a grown woman, I shouldn’t need to carry a stuffed toy when I go out.
In my hiking pack I currently have rope, a saw and some plastic heavy-duty garbage bags and some kitty treats. I don’t know if an officer would arrest me or laugh at me.
In my purse I carry the world’s smallest box cutter. It looks just like a normal box cutter but it’s less than 2 inches long. I’ve even taken it on planes several times and have never been asked about it.
The contents of my pencilcase are quite interesting and would probably be barred from most commercial flights. Pencils and pens, yes, but also an exacto knife, bottles of ink, sometimes paint or fixative…
